The Ottawa Design Club is a group of creatives with a dream of uniting the design community in Ottawa. With inspiration from the Montreal Design Club, our founder, Isabelle (Izzy) Poirier, and cofounder, Ariane Bédard, came together in 2020 to create a safe and inclusive space for local artists to share their work and meet new people with a similar passion.

As a side-project during the pandemic, The O.D.C. also started curating zines. With the support of their community, they have been able to publish several zine editions, each with its own unique theme, design, and multi sensorial experience.

Zine 0005 - Collaboration explores the ins and outs of the collaborative process, showcasing the wonderful creations that can come from being vulnerable with your ideas and having an open mind towards people and opportunities.

Collaborators: Fin Xuan, Annika Walsh, Alexandra Maryse Wright, Clara Congdon, Félix Laveault-Allard, Chloé Beaulieu, Rachel Weldon, Sandra Ngenge Dusabe, Laura Dickens, Calum Jeacle, Kristina Corre, Mailyne K. Briggs, Marisa Gallemit, Kat Estacio, Eirene Cloma, Katrina Estacio, Michelle Cruz, Joanna Delos Reyes, hans!, Andy Vasquez Valiente, Heather Crank, Greg Amanti, Meca'Ayo Cole, Chelsea Nelson, Adam Greasley, Todd Beedy, Jen Bernard, Hollie Kennedy, Kate McBride, Yelena Perunov, Ryan Horton, Joyce V Saiete, Kaya Comeau, Salem Paige, Kieron Lewis, Olga Kotovska, Kyla Reda, Eden Osmar, Juriyah Juyel, Marie-Clo, éemi, Maxwell Hughes, Elliot Hirkala, Samantha Van Heest, Nicole Ziesing, Patrick LeBlanc, Evan Purney, Silas Goodman, Rebecca Clouâtre, Kristin Fardy, Priya Gurnani, Ayesh Kanani, fin xuan, Behc Jax-Lynx, Chloë MacLeod-Boucher, Emily Neufeld, Bill Staubi, Cara Tierney, LeeAndra Cianci, Nicola Hamilton, Thomas Jedrzejak, Lena Farruggia, Rita Abou Arraj, Jason Machinski, Lindsay Machinski and Abby Machinski

Ottawa, Ontario; 115 pages; 139mm x 216mm; Summer/Fall 2022